The Grambling State University’s cross-country track team brought home another trophy by winning the 2015 Cross Country Championship. Leading the race was Hassan Chepkwony, one athlete whose mind is so far in the race for Grambling State you might get left behind. “I wanted GramFam to know that we are Grambling and we’re doing something […]
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Crowd waits out weather, flight delays for concert
Rain, sleet or snow – the show must go on! KATRINA HARRIS/The Gramblinite Erykah Badu pours out her heart and neo-soul at the Homecoming Concert in T.H. Harris Auditorium. Students, alumni and staff took to social media in awe and fright due to the latest news dropped on them via email and social […]
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Homecoming 2015
GLENN LEWIS/The Yearbook Miss GSU Joiya Smith receives flowers from President Willie Larkin as Desmond Stegall tries to hold the rain at bay. BREYANNA ROBINSON/The Yearbook Despite the rain — and the intervening years — the alumni band from drum majors to tuba players show they still know how to do the World […]
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Bring on the laughs
It was as if you could hear the laughs and roars of excitement from outside that came from the T. H. Harris Auditorium as the comedy show was underway. The event took place last week on a Thursday during Homecoming festivities. KATRINA HARRIS/The Gramblinite Gary Owen, who headlined the Comedy Show, proved to be […]
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CAMPUS BRIEFS
Favrot Student Union Board releases upcoming activities The Favrot Student Union Board will wrap up October events with a Halloween Haunted House/Costume Party in the Student Union Atrium tonight at 6. Events coming up in November will be a Scavenger Hunt/Amazing Race on the Yard Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 a Spa […]
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GHS celebrates live of cancer survivors
During the month of October, Grambling High and Grambling Middle Schools participated in several activities to help increase awareness of breast cancer. The highlight of the activities was a luncheon for breast cancer survivors held in the Grambling Middle School Parent Center. The theme of the luncheon was Tackle Breast Cancer. Courtesy photo A cake […]
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GSU students excel at conference
Thirteen students and a faculty member from Grambling State University attended the 36th National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA) Southwest-Western Region Student Conference in Dallas, Texas. The conference was held from Oct. 15 – 17. The students interacted and networked with recruiters and employees from several accounting firms and companies such as Deloitte, KPMG […]
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Dorm contest winners named
Caption As part of the program for Homecoming, Dana Howard, director of Residential Life, and her staff of area coordinators and resident assistants held a hall and door decorating contest. Jennifer Meregeni, Adams Hall resident, walked away with first place. The second place award was given to Kawana Tolliver and Asha Robertson in Wheatley Hall […]
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Phi Beta Lambda makes contribution to Breast Cancer Awareness
In honor of breast cancer awareness month, Phi Beta Lambda, a business fraternity, put together a coin drive to raise money. Phi Beta Lambda’s purpose is to help better and prepare students for life after college whether it’s working, creating a business, or networking. Kenneth Tanner, president of Phi Beta Lambda, is a senior marketing […]
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Area residents qualify for grant money
The Village of Simsboro for the third time has received a Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) fund for the fiscal year 2015 – 2016 in the amount of $220,469.37. The Village of Simsboro and Grambling State University via its faculty personnel, have received the funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) via its Rural Housing […]